DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Occupational Description:
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.Percentiles | |||||||||
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Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
Southwest Minnesota | 480 | 37 | $34.11/hr | $0.60/hr | $22.59/hr | $28.17/hr | $34.59/hr | $39.00/hr | $46.31/hr |
Minnesota | 7,460 | 298 | $34.31/hr | $0.48/hr | $20.01/hr | $26.91/hr | $34.31/hr | $41.07/hr | $48.88/hr |
U S | 485,700 | 2,429 | $34.42/hr | $0.07/hr | $19.95/hr | $25.52/hr | $32.92/hr | $41.94/hr | $51.62/hr |
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. |
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Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2020 - 2030 | |
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 70 | $24.15/hr | 2.6% |
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | 30 | $27.40/hr | 2.7% |
Power Distributors and Dispatchers | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tasks for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- Assigns workers to perform activities, such as service appliances, repair and maintain vehicles, and install machinery and equipment.
- Interprets specifications, blueprints, and job orders, and constructs templates and lays out reference points for workers.
- Establishes or adjusts work methods and procedures to meet production schedules, using knowledge of capacities of machines, equipment, and personnel.
- Requisitions materials and supplies, such as tools, equipment, and replacement parts for work activities.
- Computes estimates and actual costs of factors, such as materials, labor, and outside contractors, and prepares budgets.
- Patrols work area and examines tools and equipment to detect unsafe conditions or violations of safety rules.
- Recommends measures, such as procedural changes, service manuals revisions, and equipment purchases, to improve work performance and minimize operating costs.
- Trains workers in methods, procedures, and use of equipment and work aids, such as blueprints, hand tools, and test equipment.
- Completes and maintains reports, such as time and production records, inventories, and test results.
- Monitors operations, and inspects, tests, and measures completed work, using devices, such as hand tools, gauges, and specifications to verify conformance to standards.
- Examines object, system, or facilities, such as telephone, air-conditioning, or industrial plant, and analyzes information, to determine installation, service, or repair needed.
- Directs, coordinates, and assists in performance of workers' activities, such as engine tune-up, hydroelectric turbine repair, or circuit breaker installation.
- Recommends or initiates personnel actions, such as employment, performance evaluations, promotions, transfers, discharges, and disciplinary measures.
- Confers with personnel, such as management, engineering, quality control, customers, and workers' representatives to coordinate work activities and resolve problems.